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About Kheti Village

Kheti is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 231 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246440
Area (hectares) 416.53 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 231
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kheti compares

By the 2011 count Kheti is the 37th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 416.53 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Kheti

Kheti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kheti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kheti from other places

Kheti lies about 31 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 83 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kheti
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 9.1 km
District headquarters Chamoli 31 km
Nearest town Pauri 47 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 83 km

Villages closest to Kheti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairsain tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kheti

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheti village had a population of 457. That makes it the 37th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Kheti village has 231 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheti has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Kheti is 246440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kheti covers 416.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kheti falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kheti is Kotdwara, about 83 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kheti.

Kheti is about 31 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheti is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 9.1 km away. Chamoli is about 31 km away. Pauri is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beri Talli (under 2 km), Malasi (1.8 km) and Sirana (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kheti today is likely to be higher.

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